Boat of Birth and Death

Leaving far and far from this worldly life full of dust

Whom does the earth with its tolerance considerately\r\nreceive?

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When coming back, his body has separated from his soul

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Does he hear his formless karma call his name?

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The boat of birth and death is floating unstably

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Going adrift for it has forgotten its home port and has\r\ndrifted ever since

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Countless wild dreams have come in his mind hubbub

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The moonlight has buried his choked voice and made it broken\r\nto pieces

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Hey! both the clouds and waves have ended peacefully

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The moon has come back to its pureness and its premevial\r\ngolden light.

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Translated into English by M.r Hoang Huan, layman.